Posted: 2/1/2014 1:54:51 PM EDT
| a little back story: my wife and i are foster parents (currently have 3 kids in our care) and the youngest (22 months) was diagnosed with leukemia the monday before christmas and has been going through chemo since. because the little girl has no immune system she can't go to daycare, my wife had to quit her job to stay home with the baby. that has cut our income pretty much in half and money is about to get very tight. at what point do you swallow your pride and ask for help? how do you go about it? my wife and i have never been through anything remotely like this before so we take it one day at a time. what do you folks think? |
|
I understand that foster parents receive a certain amount per child to offset the costs but is there no program available to pay for costs not normally associated with foster care, such as major illness?
I think foster parents are amazing people but if you drive yourself into a position where caring for no children is possible then, as much as it pains your heart, you have to either allow the state or some other person or group to take care of the sick child. There's a reason why even the government admits that most families are just one major injury or illness away from losing every single thing they own. I've seen it happen many times because the healthcare system is set up for average people, its set up for the wealthy. Talk to DHS or whoever you deal with and try to find some financial help, seek out some of the philanthropic groups out there and if nothing pans out you should consider letting the child go back into the system where the medical costs will be covered and not destroy what you do with other foster kids. I really hope you find the help you need, definitely ask for help from wherever you can, don't let pride take away what you offer these children. Good luck!! |